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Test Code BRC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE

Important Note

This is the order to place for the ALL sets of blood cultures for any patient.  Includes both aerobic and anaerobic bottle.

Additional Codes

LAB2516

 

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Anaerobic and Aerobic

                               Bactec bottles
Specimen Volume: 20 mL
Collection Instructions:
Follow Blood culture collection instructions

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient/Refrigerated NO/Frozen NO

Methodology

Bactec Culture System

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87040

Reference Values

No growth in 5 days, aerobically or anaerobically

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Days Set Up: Daily
Estimated Report Time: Reported when positive, negative final at 5 days
Positive Cultures will be sent to reference lab for identification.

    Approximate turn around time is 48 hours for identification.